In a Japanese Garden (1915)
A pretty little figure entered from the quaint Japanese pavilion. It was Mimi San, the daughter of an old Japanese noble, who was stern and unyielding as the Samurai clan, from which he sprung. Mimi San was in love, and the lucky mortal was a young American lieutenant, who was waiting for her nearby. At first it seemed as though the girl would be unable to meet her sweetheart, for her parents had other plans for her, and a watchful attendant followed her. But the demure little girl dropped her fan in the water and the unsuspecting servant returned to the pavilion to replace it, leaving Mimi San free to fly to the arms of her lover. The attendant returned and discovered the girl's secret. For an unchaperoned girl in America to receive the attentions of a young man means nothing, but to a girl of high class in old Japan it meant death. The servant, trained from childhood to guard his master's interests, hastened to the noble and told him the news. The lovers were torn from each other's arms and hurried by guards into the pavilion. Judgment was pronounced by the father upon his daughter; she must take her own life. The fatal knives used in Japan from time immemorial were placed in her hands. Vainly Mimi San and her sweetheart pleaded for mercy, but the stern judge refused to listen to them, and Mimi San, despairing, obeyed. The little form fell lifeless to the ground, and the young American was carried to the beach and put into an open boat. Then the young American awoke. For he really wasn't a naval officer at all, and Mimi San and all the other people were only dream characters. He was a sixteen-year-old boy, who was crippled since childhood. One of the possessions which he prized most was a miniature Japanese garden, which he kept on the table in his library. It was very cleverly built by a large tree whose oddly-shaped branches stretch out over a shrine. Between the slopes of the two little hills water is seen which spreads out into a little pond in the foreground. An arched bridge spans the narrow stretch of water. One-legged cranes stand on the shores, and the surface of the pond is partly covered with broad leaved aquatic plants. Stone lanterns, standing high from the ground are at each end of the bridge. Beside a boat on the pond is the figure of a man. Near the pavilion are the figures of a man and woman. A little removed from them is another man's figure with an umbrella. Across the bridge by the shrine a the kneeling figure of a woman.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| George Foster Platt | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| Mr. Maida | |
| Miss Mitsu | |
| Tochichi Kamada | |
| Mrs. Maida |
